ILOILO CITY – A 22-year-old ship apprentice died while trying to save colleagues from drowning on the Iloilo River here on Thursday, June 1. The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) identified the fatality as Sammy Bryle Gonzales, a resident of Zamboanga City and an apprentice of Weesam Express....
Las Piñas City Mayor Imelda Aguilar provided financial assistance from her personal funds to the bereaved family of the 4-year-old boy who was found dead inside a washing machine last May 28. Representatives from the City Social Welfare and Development Office (CSWDO) visited the family of the...
Local and foreign tourists can now purchase quality Marikina-made souvenir products at the newly-opened “One Town, One Product” (OTOP) Hub and Pasalubong Center in Marikina City. The Marikina local government inaugurated the center on Thursday, June 1, in partnership with the Department of Trade...
The Muntinlupa City government honored athletes and coaches who brought honor to the country in the 32nd Southeast Asian (SEA) Games held on May 5-17 in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. The Muntinlupa City Council passed Resolution No. 2023-243 congratulating Muntinlupeño athletes and coaches in the SEA...
BACOLOD CITY – The City Drug Enforcement Unit (CDEU) confiscated 262 grams of suspected shabu worth P1,781,600 in Purok Langis, Barangay, Banago here on Thursday, June 1. A MAN was arrested during a buy-bust operation that allegedly yielded 262 grams of suspected shabu worth P1,781,600 in...
BACOLOD CITY – About 400 grams of suspected shabu worth P2,720,000 were seized from two drug pushers who were arrested during a buy-bust operation in Barangay 10 here on Wednesday, May 31. THE 400 grams of suspected shabu worth P2,720,000 seized from two drug suspects in a buy-bust operation...
CEBU CITY – The city government of Danao on Thursday, June 1, started the re-implementation of an ordinance banning establishments from using plastics. AN establishment uses paper and recyclable bags during the first day of the re-implementation of an ordinance that bans the use of plastics in...
DAVAO CITY – A business leader announced that airlines Cathay Pacific and Xiamen Air plan to revive direct flights from Davao International Airport (DIA) to Hong Kong and Jinjiang, China in the second half of this year. THE Davao International Airport in 2018. (Wikipedia) Arturo Milan, co-chair of...
ILOILO CITY – A public-private partnership (PPP) has kicked off an underground wiring project that will refine the heritage zone of this city. PHOTOS of key heritage structures on J.M. Basa St. in Iloilo City once the P96-million underground wiring project is finished. (Arnold Almacen) This is...
CEBU CITY – Poland’s first visa application center outside Manila opened here on Thursday, June 1. TOMASZ Danel (center), vice consul of the Poland Embassy in Manila, leads the opening of the Polish visa application center in Cebu City on Thursday, June 1. (Calvin D. Cordova) Tomasz Danel, Vice...
CAMP FLORENDO, La Union – A 42-year-old woman died while three others were injured in a collision between a motorcycle and tricycle in Ilocos Norte on Wednesday, May 31. Police identified the victim as Charito Rosqueta Valdez, 42, a resident of Barangay 7, Caunayan, Batac City. The injured were...
By HANNAH NICOL A man was arrested after he pointed a gun and tried to shoot at a police officer in Barangay Culiat, Quezon City, on Thursday, June 1. Lt. Col. Roldante Sarmiento, Station Commander of Payatas Bagong Silang Police Station (PS 13), identified the suspect as Reymart Elvis, 28, of...
